handyman
handyman - domácí kutil, údržbář, opravář
BrE
/'hændimæn/
AmE
/'hændimæn/

noun - someone who is good at making and repairing things around the house; someone whose job is to perform minor repairs or maintenance work around houses

blow your nose
blow your nose - vysmrkat se, smrkat
BrE
/ˌbləʊ jə'nəʊz/
AmE
/ˌbloʊ jər'noʊz/

verb - to clear your nose by blowing strongly into a tissue or something similar

quiz
quiz - test, krátký test, prověrka
BrE
/'kwɪz/
AmE
/'kwɪz/

noun - a written test that students take at school

 
stairwell - schodiště
BrE
/'steəwel/
AmE
/'sterwel/

noun - the space in a building where there are stairs leading up and down

masked
masked - maskovaný
BrE
/'mɑ:skt/
AmE
/'mæskt/

adjective - wearing a mask, covered, hidden

mask
mask - maskovat, zamaskovat, zakrýt
BrE
/'mɑ:sk/
AmE
/'mæsk/

verb - to make something hard to see or notice

 
skirt suit - kostýmek
BrE
/'skɜ:tˌsju:t/
AmE
/'skɜ:rtˌsu:t/

noun - a suit worn by women

short-change
short-change - ošidit, špatně vrátit (peníze při placení)
BrE
/ˌʃɔ:t'tʃeɪndʒ/
AmE
/ˌʃɔ:rt'tʃeɪndʒ/

verb - to give someone back less money than the correct amount when they are paying

 
over my dead body - jen přes (mou) mrtvolu
BrE
/ˌəʊvə maɪ 'ded 'bɒdi/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər maɪ 'ded 'bɑ:di/

adverb, informal - a phrase that says that we are strictly against something, we don't allow it

 
die out - vymřít, vyhynout
BrE
/ˌdaɪ'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌdaɪ'aʊt/

verb - to become extinct, to stop existing

 
Lazarus - Lazarus
BrE
/'læzərəs/
AmE
/'læzərəs/

noun - a person in the Bible who was raised from the dead by Jesus

 
mamba - mamba
BrE
/'mæmbə/
AmE
/'mæmbə/

noun - a very dangerous African snake

upright piano
upright piano - pianino
BrE
/ˌʌpraɪt pi'ænəʊ/
AmE
/ˌʌpraɪt pi'ænoʊ/

noun - a large musical instrument that is played by pressing black and white keys, the strings are in arranged vertically in a wooden case

 
beekeeper - včelař
BrE
/'bi:ki:pə/
AmE
/'bi:ki:pə/

noun - someone who owns bees, looks after them and makes honey

zookeeper
zookeeper - ošetřovatel v zoo
BrE
/'zu:ˌki:pə/
AmE
/'zu:ˌki:pər/

noun - someone who looks after animals in a zoo